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Homestead High School's student newspaper

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Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph
An unnecessary option: FUHSDs opt-in progress reports fail to recognize differences in student learning

An unnecessary option: FUHSD’s opt-in progress reports fail to recognize differences in student learning

By Sahil Venkatesan • May 4, 2020

The FUHSD Board of Trustees voted on April 28 to create an additional progress report that shows a student’s grade as of March 13.  Students can choose whether or not to send this progress report to...

Teachers are looking for alternatives to traditional tests as a way to measure students mastery of course material now that courses have changed to credit/no credit.

Teachers look for alternatives to traditional finals

By Karen Li • April 26, 2020

With classes moved online for the remainder of the academic year due to COVID-19 and letter grades changed to credit/no credit, teachers are figuring out how to restructure their classes to adequately...

HHS will be moving the final semester grading system from letter grades to a binary credit/no credit system, according to an email and a frequently asked questions document sent to students and parents on Saturday, April 11. Here are some highlights from that email.

HHS announces it will be moving to credit/no credit for remainder of semester

By Naomi Baron • April 17, 2020

HHS, along with every school in the district will be moving the final semester grading system from letter grades to a binary credit/no credit system, according to an  email and a frequently asked questions...

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